Elizabeth Beisel Leads 400 IM After Day 2 Prelims at 2015 AT&T Winter National Championships

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Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Day two of the 2015 AT&T Winter National Championships continued with fast preliminary swims.

Elizabeth Beisel started the morning session off right with a quick 4:41.40 in the women’s 400 IM. Sarah Henry turned in a time of 4:42.13 from the same heat to grab second for tonight’s finals, while Trojan Swim Club’s Haley Anderson finished third with a 4:43.50, also from the same heat.

North Baltimore’s Chase Kalisz turned up the heat in the men’s 400 IM stopping the clock at 4:18.40, finishing 5.54 seconds ahead of the competition. Michael Weiss returns as the second-place qualifier after posting a time of 4:23.94. Max Williamson, swimming unattached, rounds out the top three with a 4:24.22.

Cal’s Dana Vollmer blasted to the top of the qualifiers list with a time of 58.06, earning her a spot in the Top 20 world rankings for 2015. Claire Donahue finished a close second overall from heat nine with a 58.47, while Kendyl Stewart, swimming unattached, posted a 58.67 for third.

Tom Shields of Cal delivered a swift 51.83 to qualify first for tonight’s finals. Shields’ prelims time sits only .80 seconds off his 2015 world best of 51.03 from this summer’s World Championships. North Baltimore’s Michael Phelps finished a close second from heat 11 with a 51.96, while Tucson Ford Aquatics’ Masa Kishida was third overall with a 52.63.

American record holder Allison Schmitt showed her prowess in the 200 free posting the top qualifying time at a 1:57.88, 1.17 seconds ahead of the competition. Cal’s Camille Cheng delivered a time of 1:59.05 to return as the second-place qualifier. Siobhan Haughey cranked out a 1:59.18 from heat one to finish third overall in prelims.

Matias Koski, swimming unattached, turned in the top time in the men’s 200 free stopping the clock at 1:47.72. Trojan Swim Club’s Conor Dwyer qualified a slim .55 seconds behind from heat eleven with a 1:48.27. Maxime Rooney finished just behind Dwyer with a time of 1:48.71.

Yulia Efimova of Trojan Swim Club dashed to first in prelims with a time of 1:06.81 in the women’s 100 breaststroke. Indiana’s Lilly King delivered a time of 1:07.13 to qualify second for tonight’s finals just ahead of Molly Hannis’ 1:07.38.

There were fast swims all around in the men’s 100 breaststroke with the top three qualifiers finishing within .40 seconds of each other. Sam Tierney topped the qualifiers list with a 1:00.27 from heat nine, while Brendan McHugh finished second overall with a time of 1:00.50. Richard Funk rounded out the top three with a time of 1:00.67 from heat ten.

Claire Adams moved to the top of the qualifiers list in the women’s 100 back with a time of 1:00.44, less than a second off her 2015 world best of 59.58. Ali Deloof cranked out a 1:00.59 for a close second place, while Missy Franklin will return as third tonight with a 1:00.65.

Matt Grevers cruised to first in the men’s 100 back with a time of 53.74, the only athlete under the 54-second mark during this morning’s preliminaries. Grevers’ time sits just over a second of his 2015 world best of 52.66 from this summer’s World Championships. Grigory Tarasevich delivered a swift 54.23 from heat ten to qualify for second in tonight’s finals, while Junya Koga finished third overall in prelims with a 54.37.

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